A man fires a handgun at another man, whose body recoils as smoke hangs in the blue-lit air.

PATS Theatre, Guildford School of Acting2021

Against

The Production

Guildford School of Acting’s Third Year BA Acting students presented Christopher Shinn’s Against as part of the school’s autumn 2021 plays season at the PATS Theatre. Shinn’s contemporary drama follows a billionaire tech founder confronting violence, grief and the limits of idealism in modern America.

48 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Jemima James
Movement Director: Rose Ryan
Lighting Design: Fridthjofur Thorsteinsson
Costume Design: Elliott Squire
Sound Design: Russell Ditchfield
Commissioned by: Guildford School of Acting
Photography: Steve Gregson

A small lit room containing a bed and standing figures is framed within a much darker stage and flanked by stairs.

A short-haired performer stands at a microphone in sharp side light against a dark background.

Two silhouetted performers sit or kneel on a blue-lit stage with small objects placed between them.

Two performers in reflective vests embrace, one smiling broadly over the other's shoulder.

An empty blue-lit stage with a windowed back wall is marked by pools of light on the floor.

A man leans close to a red-haired woman, speaking with one hand raised between them.

Three performers are spaced across a large blue-lit set with stairs and a windowed wall.

Two performers embrace or collapse together over a bed in warm darkness beside a hanging bulb.

A man wearing a yellow reflective vest and lanyard stands in a tight, frontal portrait.

A seated man in a green hoodie gestures while a man in a dark jacket crouches beside him on the stairs.

Two empty wheeled chairs sit in silhouette under small points of light on a blue stage.

A man holds a red-haired woman's face in both hands during a close, intimate exchange.

Two performers in reflective vests stand far apart across a wide blue room with cardboard boxes between them.

A performer in a striped shirt points toward a wall, their shadow sharply echoing the gesture.

A performer in a plaid jacket sits alone in a wheeled chair against a smoky grey backdrop.

A large ensemble is spread across the blue set, with several performers in reflective vests and others seated or standing apart.

A short-haired performer in a beige coat holds a phone to their ear under cool stage light.

A seated silhouette dominates the foreground of a dark blue stage while another figure stands far away.

A man in a blazer points emphatically while leaning forward with a lively expression.

A performer in a patterned robe sits alone on a chair in a pool of cold blue light.

Two men shake hands while one points a handgun during a tense blue-lit exchange.

A lone figure kneels in silhouette beside an empty chair on a dark blue stage.

A man in a patterned shirt speaks with both arms raised in an expressive gesture.

A person lies on the floor near the stairs while a red-haired woman stands nearby in cool blue light.

A dim room frames two bodies bent over a bed, lit by a single warm bulb against deep shadow.

A woman in a reflective vest pulls her ponytail with a tense expression.

A man stands alone at centre stage with his arms open in a cold blue room.

A man in a dark coat kisses or holds a red-haired woman in a close embrace.

A curly-haired man in a black jacket stands holding a small object in both hands.

A grey-haired performer raises both arms from a bed while a man in a dark coat sits nearby.

A silhouetted man sits on the floor with an open box or suitcase, with empty chairs behind him.

Two performers in reflective vests laugh as one clings around the other's shoulders.

A performer in a patterned robe stands near a wall, casting a strong shadow behind them.

Two seated men face one another in a sparse room with a red chair between them in the background.

Several dark silhouettes occupy a blue-lit stage, with one figure kneeling, a body prone at centre and others standing in shadow.

A woman stands in silhouette looking down at a phone beneath two bright overhead lights.

A man in a dark jacket closely examines or holds the wrist of a seated man in a green hoodie.

A long-haired man faces forward in the foreground while a seated short-haired performer appears behind him.

Two performers in reflective vests embrace at centre stage, with a bag lying on the floor nearby.

A blond curly-haired performer sits in shadow on the stairs, their face caught by a narrow shaft of blue light.

A performer in a plaid jacket holds hands with a smiling woman in a burgundy sweater and scarf.

A grey-haired performer gestures beside a taller man in a dark coat against a smoky blue wall.

Two performers in reflective vests lean over a cardboard box on the blue stage floor.

A long-haired man in a dark jacket looks upward in a close blue-lit portrait.

Two seated performers face one another, one gesturing with an open hand in conversation.

A performer kneels in the foreground while another sits farther back on the low blue-lit stage.

Two curly-haired performers converse, one smiling while wearing a shiny jacket and shoulder bag.

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